Tonight on Cap Local News at 6, teen pregnancy is still a major problem across the state.
A new number show Yakima County has the highest teen pregnancy rate.
See what's being done.
A local coalition of minority residents wants everyone to know their status when it comes
to HIV and AIDS.
Hear why they say it's so important.
And the bills are stacking up in Wapato.
We'll explain why the city council is still struggling to get a much needed meeting.
Stay tuned for these stories and many more.
Cap Local News at 6 starts now.
Local coverage you can count on.
This is local news at 6 on Cap ABC where the forecast comes first.
This is one of those nights that really shows the benefits of the digital Doppler network.
We are tied into these five stations electronically so we can track storms around the region and
lots of showers tonight, especially on the west side, but some moving through the east
as well.
Tomorrow we will be back to partly cloudy skies though cooler and breezy.
The high in the valley tomorrow just 65.
A little bit of a cool spell ahead.
More on the forecast later in news.
Good evening.
I'm Dana Kowaluk.
And I'm Jake Kamen.
Thanks for stopping in.
Topping the news tonight, parenting is a tough job at any age, but when you're a kid having
kids it's even more difficult.
It happens though.
Four out of every ten girls become pregnant at least once by the age of 20.
At 35's Denise Keller is live to tell us how Planned Parenthood is using an online quiz
to make sure your teen isn't one of them.
Statewide fewer teenage girls are getting pregnant.
Yakima County has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the state.
To mark National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, Planned Parenthood has posted a quiz
online.
It outlines different scenarios to make teens think about how they would handle high risk
situations before they face them.
That allows them to think about what they would do in advance is a really good way of
getting the prevention message across so that they already can come up with some ideas on
how they would protect themselves.
The interactive website promotes safe sex and abstinence.
Joanne Johnston with the Crisis Pregnancy Center says abstinence is the only way to
reduce teenage pregnancy rates.
Pregnancy is wonderful.
I think it's great.
I think that our number one message to them should be that abstinence is the best.
That abstinence is the only 100% guarantee that you're not going to get pregnant.
Some women's advocates say not enough women know about the morning after pill.
They say it prevents unwanted pregnancies and abortions.
Opponents on the other hand say the pill is a form of abortion itself.
Reporting live, I'm Denise Keller.
To take the online quiz, log on to CAPTV.com, click on News Links.
A new project in Yakima County hopes to slow the spread of HIV.
The People of Color Against AIDS Network or POCAN started its Know Your Status campaign
today.
POCAN will pay people in the Valley that have HIV or AIDS to bring friends in that might
be at risk.
The friends will get paid to be tested.
Eldonna Beal says per capita Yakima County has some of the highest rates in the state.
They realize, A, that they're at risk or they're part of the Hispanic community, especially
the monolingual speaking folks that have come directly out of Mexico maybe to work the fields
and they simply don't have the education.
In order to get paid you have to qualify for the program.
We can refer them to the health department who also does free testing.
They won't get paid for that testing but they can also go and get testing done there.
And these programs run until the end of the year.
For more information call Eldonna 249-8725.
Search crews have recovered the body of a Yakima man who drowned in Weenass Lake on
Saturday.
47 year old Douglas Barber was fishing when his boat capsized around 7 Saturday night.
Search and rescue teams searched until about midnight but couldn't find him.
They resumed the search yesterday.
Douglas was finally found yesterday afternoon just offshore in about 6 feet of water.
A car accident claimed the life of Anthony Shiloh early this morning.
The state patrol says Shiloh was exiting onto I-82 from Main Street and Union Gap.
His car crossed the center line striking a guardrail and a bridge abutment.
Shiloh was the only person involved and he died at the scene.
Investigators are still trying to find out what caused this crash.
If you have ever had car problems driving over Snoqualmie Pass you know what a nightmare
it can be.
It's just not a pleasant thought.
If it happens to you though the State Department of Transportation will soon be able to help.
Our region is getting an emergency response vehicle.
It will be stationed at HIAC and help travelers with car problems between Kaleelum and North
Bend.
Casey McGill says it will have everything your car will need to get up and running again.
It's providing them some gasoline to get them going, a jump start for dead battery, coolant
for the cooling system should they overheat.
It will be equipped with push bars to get them off the road.
Now the new vehicle will cost over $67,000 and will be ready at the end of the summer.
Now in the meantime the DOT will have a temporary vehicle available for travelers through the
summer.
Overdue bills will have to wait another week.
The City of Wapato had to call off two council meetings last week because too many members
were absent.
That's leading to overdue bills all waiting on council approval.
The City scheduled a special meeting for tomorrow to take care of this unfinished business.
And called that one off when they found out the state law keeps them from using special
meetings to pay bills.
So now the city will have to wait until the next regular council meeting and that's scheduled
for next Monday.
I guess it's going to be interesting to see who does and doesn't show up.
We'll be watching.
So to come on Capital Local News at 6, we reach new heights with an Ike pole vaulter
and see your motorsports moment.
That's coming up in sports.
At 6.09, Yakima clergy are honored for their efforts to keep local families together.
Then at 6.10, more than just a fashion statement, choosing the right shades can save your eyes
from serious sun damage.
We'll show you how to pick the right ones.
Tonight's Do It Yourself special report when Capital Local News at 6 returns with more
local coverage you can count on.
People come to our bed and breakfast for the gardens.
Frank and I both have just a love of people and a passion for gardening.
We want to really create a special environment.
We literally have thousands and thousands of flowers.
Of course, they always ask where we get them from.
Most of our bulbs, we have like 15,000 came from Walmart.
Oh yeah, it's one stop shopping for us.
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Every bit of that is high quality at a very, very good price.
So you can keep blooming all year long with Walmart.
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If you've been putting off that health exam that can help detect breast cancer early,
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Don't miss the best show of the year.
Memorial Hospital's Follies Broadway Musical featuring local talent singing and dancing
to big band blues.
Two performances Saturday, May 18th.
Come and support this community effort to celebrate philanthropy.
With Dana Kelly, Jay Cowan, meteorologist Tom Spencer and Paul Rican Sports, this is
local news at 6 on CapABC.
At 6, 08, it's 55 degrees outside the studios.
Tom says tonight we'll see isolated showers and thunderstorms early.
Otherwise expect partly cloudy and breezy weather.
The low will be 40 degrees.
Yakima is one step ahead of failing marriages.
You know, more than half of all marriages end in divorce.
But today pastors and civic leaders were recognized for their efforts to turn that tide.
Yakima received the first ever Families Northwest Award presented to an entire community.
Now the award is given each year but usually to individuals or organizations striving to
make families stronger.
That's impressive.
Yes, very.
We all love a little sun but can your eyes take the heat?
Sometimes the sunglasses you wear may not protect your eyes as well as they should.
In tonight's Do It Yourself report, Ted Florendo shows us how to pick the proper summer eyewear.
Wait a sec.
Sometimes those sunglasses you pick up at your local shop aren't as safe as you think.
Come on.
You see, they may look good but they may not protect you from ultraviolet light.
Ultraviolet light are raised from the sun.
They can be harmful not only on your skin but on your eyes too.
Cila Vision Clinic, this is Robert.
May I help you?
Robert Shaw from the Cila Vision Clinic says a wrong pair of sunglasses can be hazardous
to your eyes.
Well, basically if there's no ultraviolet protection you're not wearing anything at
all.
The color that's in the lens is more of a cosmetic appeal and you're getting the same
effect sunburn to the eye is the easy way to think about it.
So selecting the proper sunglasses should be a meticulous process especially since you
need your eyes.
So step one, make sure the glasses that you want have this label.
It should stay 100% UV protected.
If not, well, you might as well just toss them away.
Since sometimes the sunglasses that stay on the shelves too long can actually lose their
UV protected.
So you're better off asking the manager about how long they've been on the shelves.
If the glasses have been on there more than let's say a year or two, well, that could
be a big problem.
Lastly, make sure that they have polycarbonate lenses.
They're shatterproof and can last a lot longer during physical activities.
Try to stay away from glass lenses.
They may break too easily and cause some damage to your cornea.
Now you don't have to buy the expensive ones.
Just remember to follow the rules when you're selecting your summer specs.
In Yakima, I'm Ted Florenda reporting.
Shades.
Just like Fonzie.
He likes the shades.
Tom Spencer joins us with his Pinpoint Forecast.
He says the winds tonight will really cool us down for tomorrow.
Well, of course, I wouldn't want to get complacent with the nice weather we had over the weekend.
Let's take a look outside right now at our Northwest InfoNet Skycam, a live picture of
the current weather.
And it's been unsettled today.
But again, we are going to see some improvement overnight.
Check out current conditions.
Your full forecast is just a couple of minutes away.
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Children with Down syndrome are a gift of life.
The Buddy Walk was just an unbelievable experience.
There was just celebration all over, all around us.
As a mom, it just really touched my heart.
I tell everybody about how good Walmart has been to us.
Their people came out and walked.
They provided lunch.
At Walmart, we have become partners.
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Cool down coming over the next 24 hours or so.
Tonight the cold front will push across Washington State.
In fact, it is pushing across right now.
That's what's kind of driving the winds across us.
And by tomorrow morning it will be well to the east of us and we will be in this pocket
of much cooler air.
So be prepared for that.
It will be nice tomorrow just in the mid-60s instead of the very nice 70s that we enjoyed
over the weekend.
But at least it was over the weekend.
We've got a band of clouds moving through right now kind of sweeping up to the north.
That's going to pass relatively quickly.
We're not expecting this one to really cause us anything in the way of rainfall until maybe
Saturday night and on into Sunday.
I'll break that down for you in the five-day forecast.
But from here on out it's going to be some improvement.
Again, it's going to be cooler but at least the skies are going to go back to partly cloudy
in just the next little while.
Showers today were heavy on the west side from Portland right on up to the Canadian
border and then just a few that have broken through on the east side.
Fairly heavy showers at times where they've hit but you can see that they're kind of scattered.
Let's fly through it in 3D.
We're starting off the coast looking back at Oregon and Washington there.
Just wanted to show you how far south those showers extend and how congregated they are
on the west side of the Cascades.
Meanwhile, our forecast looks like this.
Tomorrow partly cloudy will pinpoint the valley at a low of about 40.
Ellensburg a little bit warmer at about 43.
That's after isolated showers.
Showers and thunderstorms finally clear off will become partly cloudy and our winds out
of the west 15 to 25 will become relatively light.
Then tomorrow partly cloudy and cooler just 65 in Yakima and mostly cloudy tomorrow night.
Winds tomorrow out of the west again 10 to 20 miles an hour.
So breezy, not quite windy in Yakima but windy in Ellensburg with local blowing dust possible.
Wind's 20 to 30 miles an hour tomorrow in the Kittitas Valley.
Otherwise partly cloudy with a high of about 58 degrees.
The five day forecast on Wednesday still partly cloudy, a high of 68, a low of 33.
Growers are going to want to watch the temperature over the next couple of nights.
Thursday mostly sunny with a high of 70.
Friday still dry in 70 and Saturday a high of about 68 and a slight chance of showers
developing again.
Okay, so far in May have local temperatures been averaging above normal or below normal?
Local temperatures above normal or below normal?
I'll give it some thought.
I'll have the answer in a bit.
Meanwhile, a personal pan pizza certificate is going out to Taylor Powers, age 9 of Yakima.
Taylor drew us a nice picture enjoying the spring weather in a hammock.
And again, kids from 2 to 12 can get involved just by going by round table and coloring
the weather.
We're giving away a pizza every night.
Thank you, Tom.
Paul Rican joins us with the athlete of the week going to the track, huh?
Yeah, we like to cover the track and field people down at the Oval, but we're going to
kind of go to the side of the Oval for this one.
When it comes to Big Nine track and field, the Eisenhower girls run away from the competition,
but this year they're also out leaping the Big Nine thanks to a high flying sophomore.
Sprint, plant, and push.
It seems simple, and for Doria Holbrook it is, almost to the point where it's a natural
born talent.
As a freshman, Doria set an Ike record for girl pole holders, and she's only getting
better.
She's got a good background.
She's been doing gymnastics since she was a little, you know, young girl, and she's
a diver, you know, here at Eisenhower, and she does real well at that, and it's a good
crossover, those two sports.
The super soft has separated herself from the competition.
Holbrook has the fifth best fault in the state of Washington and ranks among the top 30 nationwide.
But this isn't your everyday have no fear athlete.
Actually I'm petrified of heights.
I don't know, because you don't see the height on the way up.
You don't really see much.
It's not until you start falling, you're like, wow, that's kind of cool, and you're
not that high.
But when it comes to setting new goals, Doria has no fear.
Well, the Olympics are 2004, and I'm a senior in 2004, so.
That's more than just a dream.
Doria has two years to add two feet to her vault, and at the rate she's going, the Olympics
are just a sprint, plant, and push away.
Holbrook continues to outlead the competition.
Over the weekend, she took first place at the Big Nine District Finals in Pasco.
Coming up in sports, we'll rev up the engines for the motorsport moment, and we'll talk
Mariners baseball as they were at Pedro Martinez away from a BOSOC sweep.
That and more sports is next.
Tonight, two brothers began the adventure of a lifetime.
How could a place like this really exist?
Dinosaurs died off millions of years ago.
Now, in a world where humans and dinosaurs live together.
The Tyrannosaurus herd is destroying everything in its path, and the Pteranodon, our groups
are all founded.
They will discover.
We have to get off this island.
Their destiny.
It's the Star Wars of TV events, the world premiered mega series, Dinotopia, tonight
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Baseball analysts say Pedro Martinez is only at 80%, but anytime the Red Sox takes on Seattle,
less than his best is still pretty darn good.
The Red Sox salvaged game three of the series with a 10-4 blowout win last night.
Pedro had the M's guessing all night, striking out 12 while allowing only four hits and eight
innings of work.
Martinez is now a perfect nine and oh and pitching against the Mariners' batting order.
We needed to lean on somebody to get us going early, and he was really determined today
and he had great stuff.
After a four and two home stand, Seattle goes back on the road.
Tomorrow they open a three game set in the Sky Dome.
Williams took two of three from Toronto just a week ago.
Friends, family, and former teammates said goodbye to Curtis Williams today.
The Huskies' defensive back was buried near his home in Fresno, California.
Williams died from complications of a spinal cord injury suffered during the 2000 season.
Certainly this is a lesson in life, but it's a very, very costly one.
I just can't imagine a person dealing with what he dealt with, which is the severest
and cruelest of lessons and cards to be dealt.
I can't imagine anybody doing it with more style and more courage and more grace.
The guy was never, ever asked the question, why me?
I just want to know what we do next.
How do we keep fighting?
The University of Washington will hold a memorial service tomorrow night at the Heck Edmondson
Pavilion at seven o'clock.
The man teammates called C-dub had just celebrated his 24th birthday earlier this spring.
The late model NASCARs were back in Yakima over the weekend.
The rest of the pack trying to get real, as in Brandon real.
Early on, the Portland native had the lead foot to pull the way ahead of the pack.
Lots of caution flags slowed down the racing.
Someone call AAA.
We've got some smoke here.
The pride of Natchez Jason Jefferson started out pretty far back, but he made plenty of
noise.
Fans like driving excitement, but they also like some carnage.
Big time collision here.
But in the end, Brandon real holds on for the wire to wire win.
In Tonino, Washington, meanwhile, the Northwest veteran series continues.
Kevin Hamlin of Snohomish takes first to hold on to the season lead in points.
Hamlin pulled off an impressive win starting from the eighth position.
Yakima's Chris Hart made a solid showing, finishing second.
At Renegade Raceway, you'll find about every dragster known to man, but in this installment
of the Motorsport Moment, we look at a new breed of dragster hitting a strip near Yakima.
This is number five of this kind of car in the country.
This is one of five.
This is the latest design of Dennis Blackstone in Boise, Idaho.
You heard him right.
This is one of five cars of its kind in the nation, and its home, the Tri-Cities, Washington,
USA.
It's a fun toy.
It's not that ungodly expensive, but it's not cheap.
Randy's Top Comp goes for about $40,000 to be exact.
Still a pretty expensive toy, but it can finish up a quarter of a mile a track in less than
10 seconds.
We're having too much fun here now.
We'll be back tomorrow night.
Randy has yet to race his Top Comp in actual competition, but that day is coming, and once
he gets comfortable behind the wheel, there will be a new Renegade on the Raceway.
Speaking of racing, tell you what, you need to race the jack in the box right now.
Get your little Mariner's antenna ball.
Oh, that's a fun.
Let's get a shot of it.
There we go.
Oh, I like it.
Oh, he's even blowing bubble gum.
For Jay, he's got one of those higher-end vehicles where the antenna goes down, so that's
not going to work.
Sorry, Jay.
It'll work on my car.
Meteorologist Tom Spencer has more on the forecast.
That's coming up.
And staying in touch with loved ones is hard enough when you're behind bars.
Now local inmates have technology on their side.
That's when Capital Canoes at 6 returns with more local coverage you can count on.
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Last night, two brothers began the adventure of a lifetime
How could a place like this really exist?
Now, in a world where humans and dinosaurs live together
The Tyrannosaurus herd is destroying everything in its path
To discover their destiny
The world premiere mega-series, Dynatopia
Tonight at 8, 7 Central on ABC
Battleers of Alaska, will they find wives in a new TV special?
Plus, showgirl secrets and at home with a plus-size actress next ET
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Hey, don't forget, tomorrow night, Camp Local News at 6 is devoting the entire half hour
To answering your questions about the port district
We'll explain what you need to know before you vote
You can also cast your vote on the port district in our online poll
Just log on to our website, that's CAPTV.com
Tom's back, he has the answer to the weather trivia and the latest on that pollen count
Have we seen any pick-up in it with the wind?
Yeah, it certainly has, the wind has been whistling through the pines
And that's the kind of pollen we have in the air right now
A high reading on pine pollen, low on both grass and weeds
Okay, so far in May, local temperatures have been averaging below normal
I find that when there's a warm weekend, a lot of people tend to think
That's what the weather's been for a long time
But you've got to remember, the cold start to May and also the cold temperatures we're seeing right now
Are cooler temperatures that are coming in
But we have been averaging about 5 to 7 degrees below normal for this time of year
So far in May, so it has been relatively cool
And again, we're going to go through a little bit of a cool stage this week
Although we will have some good sunshine at times
It sounds pretty nice, thanks Tom
New technology will soon make it possible for lower valley residents to visit the Yakima County Jail
Without even stepping inside
It's called a video conferencing, a camera and monitor just like these
Make it possible to see and hear another person
The Yakima Jail is setting up the cameras at Sunnyside Jail in Toppenish
Seattle will also be part of the program
There are many benefits for families who will no longer have to drive down for a half hour visit
The video will start as soon as June 15th
That is all for us, entertainment tonight is coming up next
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